Who did the fastest and the slowest?



Not me (for both categories). :D

My best time was 21.137 in my car, and 21.1-something in Pat's car.

Some of the "ringers" were under 20 seconds I think.

Did that include the pick-up truck????? :aargh:

Everyone better look out when they see a big 'ol dirty black Toyota Tundra barreling through the cones.... actually if there are any real sharp left turns I'll be driving over cones and through hay bales lol. Can't wait to see everyone there!

-Keith_


I think the truck might have been Keith's. Go, Keith! :D

A little shout-out for the sponsors...

We all know about MINI of Peabody and what they can do for you.

At the event, a pretty good plug was made for the BMW Car Club of America.

But, the HMS Motorsport folks didn't do much tooting of their own horn,.. If you get interested in doing more of this stuff and need stuff for your MINI that is autocross / track specific, be sure to check out HMS Motorsport. They're just 30 seconds down the road from where we were on Centennial Drive. They come to almost all the local BMWCCA events with a truckfull of parts and have been known to spin wrenches in the pits to help get people back up and running.

HMS Motorsport (http://www.hmsmotorsport.com/)

They've got helmets there, which is the next thing you'd need to buy if you want to keep moving forward in the autocross / track world. And plenty of other goodies, too.

If Pat shows up in a kilt , next years event is canceled.

Thanks so much to MoP and the BMW club, that was an AWESOME event. I think I still have my perma-smile:p

Thanks for the pic Blalor - I can't believe I had The Pearl on 3 wheels!!!!

If Pat shows up in a kilt , next years event is canceled.

Pat~
Chesney does NOT speak for everyone!!!!!
Vin


y'all are no fun!!:p:p:p

PICS Here:

Album: MOP (http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2100954537)

Awesome photo album!! :biggrin: :biggrin:

It was great to see everyone again and glad this event turned out successful for a second year. I learned firsthand this weekend that a bare stock cooper is still quite capable--After two laps finding my wrong way around the course, and forgetting to look at the time the third lap, I got a 23.043 on my 4th lap..and that was on the 15" continentals as well!

Sam wasn't even familiar yet with stick but braved the intimidation and went through all the excercises. The CCA instructors had great tips each time and she improved leaps and bounds with each try.

This event is great at giving everyone a taste of the fun of autocross--it really is a blast, but unlike track racing (which I'm sure is on a whole other level of fun), completely safe for you and your car and also inexpensive. Several groups do it in the area and all over the country and I encourage anyone to give it a try. I autocrossed all last summer with the BMWCCA (took a break this year for the new house, plan to be back next summer) and they're a great group. Check out my videos here (http://www.joshwardell.com/video/).

Also, the braking and turning excercises along with the "mini" autocross course are abou;two thirds of the Advanced Driving Skills school offered often by the BMWCCA. Highly recommended for EVERYONE, perfect also for those just learning to drive.

Of course it's the end of the season so you may have to wait till the spring... but check out their web site for more info: The Boston Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America - Boston Chapter BMW CCA (http://www.boston-bmwcca.org/)

I think MRHYDE did a total of 32 circuits with different people behind the wheel.

Holy crap! Was there ANY tread left on your tires??

I have been living on NAM and the SccaForums site and not here, and clearly I have missed a community that I would like to be a part of.

Well Welcome, and please dive right in!

I saw someone with a video camera (was it someone from BMWCCA?). I want to see the video.

Not me (for both categories). :D

My best time was 21.137 in my car, and 21.1-something in Pat's car.

Some of the "ringers" were under 20 seconds I think.

I saw an instructor at 20.3, and another at 20.5. The BMW ASP car turned a 20.1 I think, and Steve Hazard's BSP car was also in the low 20s. The first time I have ever seen either of those cars looking large in comparison to the crowd!

I didn't note the time on the GMC truck with the ladders on the back, but that was a smooth 3 point turn he made, so I'd guess a low 30! He was a good driver I think, as he did not tip the truck over, or lose any equipment off the back...

I managed a 20.82, and I saw another customer also in the high 20s, and perhaps there were more. If anyone made it to the 19s I would be quite startled!

Some of those ringers are damned good drivers, and I reckon any of them can whip me in my own car... If I had spent as much on drivers schools as I did on the suspension I'd be faster, but parts are easier to come by than time... :rolleyes:

I know the HMS Mini did a 19.7 at the end of the day and Miguel did a 19.5 in his Z3. Jess did a 20.7 in MRHYDE, you go girl.:D

Yeah, I want to see Pat in a kilt & step-dancing! :biggrin:

Wonderful photos, Angela! How did that pick-up truck get into the act? It must have been a joke! Who did the fastest and the slowest? I see other makes of cars--did they sneak in?

Ang wasn't there I was. you know I'm retarded and can't post pictures without her.:D

Well, who took the pictures and loaded them on the server? You're no retard, though! :biggrin:

I know the HMS Mini did a 19.7 at the end of the day and Miguel did a 19.5 in his Z3. Jess did a 20.7 in MRHYDE, you go girl.:D

Amen to that!:eek:

Thanks to MoP and BMWCCA -Boston for a great event. It was a great opportunity to meet some fellow enthusiasts (Pat, Jason, Charlie, Doe) and push my Mini (Milo) in a safe environment. Looking forward to making this an annual event.

My best time with the stone stock base car with the Goodyear run flats was 22.004.

Pat - the photo album looks good. You can see the difference in feel between the auto setting on your D50 and what we started playing with for manual exposures. 1/250th may have been better to get some motion blur without the bright over exposure in some shots, but that comes with experience and willingness to experiment. Shoot me an email through the site if you have more questions. There should be some decent tools within the Nikon software that came with the camera to adjust some of the photos if you wanted.

Love the shot of MRHYDE with the carrying the RR tire in the last corner!

I'm looking to link to the outside galleries on our own MoP site
if anyone has galleries they'd like to contribute, let me know with the link and we'll make sure to link it from our site with credit to you.